- Where the Rainbow Ends
"Where the Rainbow Ends" is a children's play, originally written for Christmas 1911 by
Clifford Mills and John Ramsey. The incidental music was composed byRoger Quilter .The first performance took place at the
Savoy Theatre , London, and the cast included a youngNoel Coward andJack Hawkins . It was produced byItala Conti .In 1921 the play was made into a film, directed by
Horace Lisle Lucoque . It was one ofRoger Livesey 's first screen performances."Where the Rainbow Ends" is a fantasy, containing themes of British imperialism that would nowadays not be considered
politically correct . It concerns a group of children separated from their parents. Travelling on a magic carpet, they face various dangers on their way to rescue their parents, and are guarded and helped bySaint George .
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